Albert Hall (footballer, born 1882)
Albert Edward Hall born 21 January 1882 in Wordsley, near Stourbridge, was an England International football player and he is most well known for his 10-year playing career for Aston Villa. He died in Stourbridge on 17 October 1957.
Career
Aston Villa signed Hall from Stourbridge in 1903. He scored six goals in his nine league outings in the 1903–04 season. He is noted as being a hard working outside left player who teamed up well with Joe Bache between 1904 and 1910.[1] Hall was a consistent goalscorer, scoring 61 goals in 214 league and cup appearances. In 1913 Hall left Villa to join Millwall and he retired in 1916.[2]
Honours
With Villa Hall won an FA Cup in 1905 and the First Division championship medal in 1910, the year when he won his first, and only, England cap in a game against Ireland.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Hayes, pp.80
- ↑ "Albert Hall AVFC stats". Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ↑ "England career stats". Englandstats.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
References
- Hayes, Dean. The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing (2 Oct 1997). p. 80. ISBN 978-1-85158-959-3.